The South Dakota Mesonet at South Dakota State University has reactivated its weather station near Eagle Butte, with the support of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Telephone Authority.
The Mesonet stations not only report basic weather details such as rain, snow and wind speed, but also inversion detection, soil temperature, crop water demand, improved National Weather Service forecasts and severe weather alerts. Live weather reports are available online at https://climate.sdstate.edu.
The Eagle Butte station was originally installed in 2005 but lost funding to keep it operational.
Mesonet Director Nathan Edwards says the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Telephone Authority stepped up to reactivate the Eagle Butte site. He says the station fills a big gap in coverage in that part of South Dakota.
The South Dakota Mesonet is a statewide network of 30 sponsor-supported weather stations operated by South Dakota State University. The South Dakota Mesonet is used widely by the public, as well as those in agriculture, water management, emergency management and research.
Photo: The South Dakota Mesonet weather station near Eagle Butte, South Dakota, was recently reactivated. Live weather reports are available to the public at https://mesonet.sdstate.edu/eaglebutte. Photo by Genna Langum
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